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Patents on the blockchain? IBM and IPwe are working together to use non-fungible tokens to create wonders on patent monetization. Non-fungible tokens, or NFT, works... Read More »
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit this week upheld iLife's motion-sensing accelerometer patent, shutting down one of Nintendo's avenues for... Read More »
The past 12 months have seen a range of patent applications focused on cryptocurrency or blockchain applications, including some from notable firms such as banking... Read More »
On Tuesday, the tiny-size drug maker stunned Wall Street with the issuance of key US patent covering the company's proprietary "switch-blocker"... Read More »
Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke today announced the successful completion of their combination. The combination significantly strengthens the client... Read More »
Anton N. Handal, Gabriel Hedrick and Lauren Kane have joined the Intellectual Property practice group of Greenspoon Marder, expanding the law firm’s complex... Read More »
Intellectual property has come to the center of attention in every economy around the world. Universities are the heart of creating new inventions from the ground... Read More »
In technology transfer, there are two sides involved, universities and industry, often times they view each other as opposition. One looks at the other as the... Read More »
On Wednesday, January 18th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) began a probe into a Section 337 patent infringement complaint involving graphics processors... Read More »
In November 2016, European Payments Council (EPC) launched the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme. With this move, the payment coordination body of the European... Read More »
One of the key ways to find a winning investment is to seek out a company with pricing power. The ability to charge a premium price for one's products can lead to... Read More »
Amazon’s aerial dreams aren’t limited to drone deliveries.In April, Amazon was awarded a patent (unearthed by a CB Insights analyst on Dec. 28 ) for... Read More »
After Axcess International, Inc. filed an October 2016 motion for a rehearing, the Texas Supreme Court finally declined to hear the $41 million Baker Botts, LLP... Read More »
Gilead Sciences Inc. was told by a federal jury to pay $2.54 billion to Merck & Co. for using a patented invention as the basis for its blockbuster... Read More »
LOVELAND, Colo., Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado CodeCraft, a Denver-based software security and virtual reality company, is using BlueIron's... Read More »
Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. patent agency on Tuesday will hear arguments in a heated dispute over who was first to invent a revolutionary gene-editing technology known... Read More »
TechCrunch reported today that Fitbit will be acquiring Pebble Technology Corporation (Pebble) for approximately $40 million. The deal will provide Fitbit... Read More »
Blockchain is at a crossroads. On one hand, the technology, which promises to revolutionize record-keeping in businesses like banking and farming, is more open than... Read More »
There’s more to finding the value in large patent portfolios than just trying to monetize them.
Intellectual property financiers at the IP Dealmakers Forum in... Read More »
Patent valuations have gone as low as they possible can, making bargains available, and foreign patents can boost the value of portfolios, members of the intellectual... Read More »